Breast edema in patients undergoing breast-conserving treatment for breast cancer: Assessment via high frequency ultrasound

Breast Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 266-273

  Wratten, Christopher R ^a   O'Brien, Peter C ^a   Hamilton, Christopher S ^a   Bill, Dana ^a   Kilmurray, Jan ^a   Denham, James W ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast; Edema; Radiotherapy; Sentinel dissection; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ULTRASOUND; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247490083     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2007.00420.x     Document Type: Article

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